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Section A (Objectives) - Christmas Term Examination

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The invention of computers was based on _________.

a)

music

b)

counting

c)

games

2.

Counting devices are used for _________.

a)

writing letters

b)

making music

c)

counting and keeping numbers

3.

In the olden days, counting was done by the early men using the following EXCEPT _________.

a)

cowries

b)

fingers and toes

c)

calculator

4.

Which of these was used for recording numbers using knots?

a)

Knotted ropes

b)

Tally marks

c)

Abacus

5.

The Slide Rule was made by _________.

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

John

c)

Edmund Gunter

6.

Identify this device.

a)

Slide Rule

b)

Napier Bones

c)

Abacus

7.

The object above was invented around the year _________.

a)

1617

b)

1822

c)

700 B.C

8.

Who invented the “Difference Machine” and “Analytical Engine”?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Gottfried Leibnitz

c)

Blaise Pascal

9.

Punched cards were invented by _________.

a)

John Eckert

b)

Hermann Hollerith

c)

Blaise Pascal

10.

Identify this device.

a)

Pascaline

b)

Napier Bones

c)

Difference Machine

11.

All are early counting devices EXCEPT _________.

a)

pebbles

b)

cowries

c)

ENIAC

12.

Which counting device was made of wooden frame with strings and beads?

a)

Napier Bones

b)

Pascaline

c)

Abacus

13.

Who was noted as the father of computer?

a)

John Napier

b)

Edmund Gunter

c)

Charles Babbage

14.

Who invented the abacus ?

(a)  

15.

ENIAC, EDVAC and UNIVAC were _________ counting devices.

a)

electromechanical

b)

electronic

c)

early

16.

Who invented the Napier bones

(a)  

17.

Who invented the tabulating machine?

(a)  

18.

Identify this device

a)

ENIAC

b)

EDVAC

c)

UNIVAC

19.

We can use MS Word to do the following EXCEPT _________.

a)

change colour of words

b)

type letters

c)

calculate numbers

20.

We need a _________ to print our work after typing it in Word.

a)

printer

b)

keyboard

c)

camera

21.

The following are commands in the MS Window File Menu EXCEPT _________.

a)

Draw

b)

New

c)

Save

22.

The keyboard shortcut to create a new document in MS Word is _________.

a)

Alt + N

b)

Shift + N

c)

Ctrl + N

23.

Which pair shows two early counting devices used long before modern computers?

a)

Abacus and Napier Bones

b)

Mouse and joystick

c)

Printer and scanner

d)

Monitor and webcam

24.

Who is known for creating the calculating tool called Napier Bones?

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

John Napier

25.

Which inventor designed the Tabulating Machine that used punched cards to process data?

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Konrad Zuse

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

Alan Turing

26.

A friend says, “The Abacus was a modern keyboard tool.” What is the best correction?

a)

It is a network security tool

b)

It is an ancient counting frame

c)

It is a laser printing device

d)

It is a computer operating system

27.

You want to save your work quickly in MS Word using the keyboard. Which shortcut should you press?

a)

Ctrl+P

b)

Ctrl+N

c)

Ctrl+Z

d)

Ctrl+S

28.

You sit at a new computer and need to open MS Word without help. Which plan will most likely work on a Windows PC?

a)

Click Start, search Word, select Microsoft Word

b)

Press random keys until a document appears

c)

Turn off PC, unplug keyboard, restart computer

d)

Open Paint first, then rename it to Word

29.

You typed a sentence in Word and want to keep it for later. Which plan is best?

a)

Click File then New to make another file

b)

Click File then Close without saving

c)

Click File then Account to see program name

d)

Click File then Save to store the work

30.

You need a fresh page to start a new story, but do not want to change your old file. What should you do first?

a)

Click File then New to create blank

b)

Click File then Open the Desktop file

c)

Click File then Save As another copy

d)

Click File then Close your work

31.

Your teacher asks for two copies: My Work and My Work 2. You already saved My Work. What is the smartest next step?

a)

Use File then Account to read program name

b)

Use File then Close to finish and exit

c)

Use File then Save As to make My Work 2

d)

Use File then New to start a fresh page

32.

You closed your document by mistake and want to read it again from the Desktop. What sequence makes sense?

a)

Click File then New to create blank page

b)

Click File then Account to see Word name

c)

Click File then Save to keep new copy

d)

Click File then Open and choose My Work

33.

You want to stop typing and leave Word without losing your work. Which plan shows good steps?

a)

Create new file, then click File and Open

b)

Close the file, then click File and New

c)

Save the file, then click File and Close

d)

Open a file, then click File and Account